Pinochet Seeks Reversal of Ruling
From Times Wire Reports
Lawyers argued that South African-born Lord Justice Leonard Hoffmann, who denied retired Chilean Gen. Augusto Pinochet immunity from arrest, was biased because of his ties to Amnesty International. The judge heads Amnesty’s fund-raising arm. The House of Lords, Britain’s highest court, is being asked to overturn the Lords’ own Nov. 25 judgment against Pinochet that opens the way for his extradition to Spain.
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